Zafra selasphora
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Sgell of Zafra selasphora (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
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Zafra selasphora (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
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Zafra selasphora is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description[]
The shell grows to a length of 3.5 mm.
Distribution[]
This species is distributed in the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf and in the Indian Ocean along the Aldabra Atoll
References[]
- ^ a b Zafra selasphora (Melvill & Standen, 1901). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 January 2011.
- Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll.
- Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Annu. Rev. 43: 419–453
- "Zafra selasphora". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
Categories:
- Zafra (gastropod)
- Gastropods described in 1901
- Columbellidae stubs